Tree Branching: Leonardo da Vinci's Rule versus Biomechanical Models
Figure 2
Daughter/mother ratios based on assumptions of the uniform stress model for two daughters.
Daughter/mother ratios based on assumptions of the uniform stress model plotted in palette maps. The range of values for daughter/mother ratios is represented by a range of colors. Values greater than 3 are shown in yellow. This plot shows two daughters (A and B) with weights denoted by WA and WB. The weight of daughter B is fixed at 10 kg, and the weight of daughter A is set to vary from 0 to 10 kg. mM and mi are 1 cm. (A) θB was fixed at zero, θA was set to vary from 0.1 to 90°. (B) The angles of daughter A and B are set as θA = θB and to vary from 0.1 to 90°.